Chapter 64 - Facile hydrodynamics
“Welcome back, my Lady,” Garside’s raspy voice sounded out. The old butler bowed in greeting as Scarlett exited the carriage in front of the Freybrook mansion’s courtyard. “I presume the latest excursion fared well, judging from your premature return?”
“It did.” Scarlett glanced over at the two other servants behind him. Marlon and Harriet. “Are the preparations finished?”
“They are. We inspected the articles delivered this morning. They all comply with the directions you gave.”
Scarlett nodded. “Good. Bring them to the training ground for now. I will deal with it later.”
“As you wish, my Lady.” The old man stepped aside as Scarlett walked past.
“What was that about?” Allyssa asked from behind. The young Shielder and the rest of Scarlett’s entourage had exited the carriage right after her. Most of their clothes were covered in dirt. Fynn’s, especially, looked like they’d rolled through mud several times over and been left out in the sun to dry.
She had been reluctant about having him ride in the carriage like that, but they hadn’t brought a spare change of clothes, so...
“I am planning on performing some experiments and required certain materials to conduct them,” Scarlett replied absentmindedly. “I had put Garside in charge of guaranteeing their quality before I begin.”
“Oh? What sort of experiments are we talking about?” Rosa asked, the bard hefting her hurdy-gurdy over her shoulder. The instrument, at least, was devoid of any muck on it.
“Perhaps you will see at a later time,” Scarlett said as they crossed the mansion’s courtyard.
It had been several days since they returned from Elystead, and they had been pretty active following that. Shin and Allyssa continued working with her after getting the go-ahead from the Guild Branch, and they had also started preparing one of the unoccupied storages in the mansion for Allyssa’s alchemy. It could apparently be quite volatile.
In the last few days, they found and cleared two dungeons. Being a low-level area, the items and artifacts found here weren’t the best, but they were still worth a decent amount. Scarlett had previously scrounged together around 30000 solars in a week, after all.